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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
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    Question fingering

    Hi, I'm just learning. A lot of books spell out cliche bends (maj & minor pentatonics etc.) One they don't mention that I'm wondering how best to finger is this:

    D first string tenth fret
    down to the C a step below (on whichever string)
    then finger a G (a fourth below that) but bend it immediately up a step to A

    so D-C-A descending, bending up to the A, using whichever strings/fingering is smoothest (hope this is clear, tell me if not)

    i.e. Do you move your hand? Or do the bend with the first finger? or how would you do it?


    Thanks
    Last edited by gogo; 02-15-2002 at 07:46 AM.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    Fort Wayne, IN
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    This is a pretty easy one. Only 2 fingers required. Fret the original D with your ring finger, play the C with your index finger two frets down..but also let your index finger extend across the next string too...that's the G note. Bend it up a full step and there's your A. No moving of the hand required. That's it.
    Richard Whittington
    800 222 4700 x 1376
    richard_whittington@sweetwater.com

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